Iraqi Kurdistan Independence Referendum10 pictures

A woman poses showing off her finger provng that she cast her referendum vote at a voting station on September 25, 2017 in Erbil, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government. Some five million...More

A woman poses showing off her finger provng that she cast her referendum vote at a...A woman poses showing off her finger provng that she cast her referendum vote at a voting station on September 25, 2017 in Erbil, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government. Some five million Kurds took to the polls today across three provinces in the historic independence referendum.LessMore

Police and security staff try to keep people from forcing their way into a voting station on September 25, 2017 in Erbil, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government, some five million Kurds took...More

Police and security staff try to keep people from forcing their way into a voting...Police and security staff try to keep people from forcing their way into a voting station on September 25, 2017 in Erbil, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government, some five million Kurds took to the polls today across three provinces in the historic independence referendum.LessMore

A soldier fires his gun in the air to celebrate the referendum on the road outside a voting station on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government, some five million...More

A soldier fires his gun in the air to celebrate the referendum on the road outside...A soldier fires his gun in the air to celebrate the referendum on the road outside a voting station on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government, some five million Kurds took to the polls today across three provinces in the historic independence referendum.LessMore

Women are seen waiting in line to cast their referendum vote at a voting station on September 25, 2017 in Erbil, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government, some five million Kurds took to the...More

Women are seen waiting in line to cast their referendum vote at a voting station on...Women are seen waiting in line to cast their referendum vote at a voting station on September 25, 2017 in Erbil, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government, some five million Kurds took to the polls today across three provinces in the historic independence referendum.LessMore

People celebrate on the streets after voting on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government, some five million Kurds took to the polls today across three provinces in...More

People celebrate on the streets after voting on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq....People celebrate on the streets after voting on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government, some five million Kurds took to the polls today across three provinces in the historic independence referendum.LessMore

People celebrate from their cars after voting in the Kurdistan independence referendum on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government, some five million Kurds took to...More

People celebrate from their cars after voting in the Kurdistan independence...People celebrate from their cars after voting in the Kurdistan independence referendum on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government, some five million Kurds took to the polls today across three provinces in the historic independence referendum.LessMore

Kurdish men hold Kurdistan flags on their way to vote in a referendum to decide on independence from Iraq and the establishment of Kurdistan as a state on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring...More

Kurdish men hold Kurdistan flags on their way to vote in a referendum to decide on...Kurdish men hold Kurdistan flags on their way to vote in a referendum to decide on independence from Iraq and the establishment of Kurdistan as a state on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government. Some five million Kurds took to the polls today across three provinces in the historic independence referendum.LessMore

Kurdish women hold a banner at a referendum to decide on independence from Iraq and the establishment of Kurdistan as a state on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi...More

Kurdish women hold a banner at a referendum to decide on independence from Iraq and...Kurdish women hold a banner at a referendum to decide on independence from Iraq and the establishment of Kurdistan as a state on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government. Some five million Kurds took to the polls today across three provinces in the historic independence referendum.LessMore

An Iraqi Kurdish boy waves a Kurdish flag as he rides outside a vehicle window while flashing the victory gesture, amid celebrations in the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, on September 25, 2017 as Iraqi Kurds vote in a referendum on...More

An Iraqi Kurdish boy waves a Kurdish flag as he rides outside a vehicle window...An Iraqi Kurdish boy waves a Kurdish flag as he rides outside a vehicle window while flashing the victory gesture, amid celebrations in the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, on September 25, 2017 as Iraqi Kurds vote in a referendum on independence.
The non-binding vote, initiated by veteran Kurdish leader Massud Barzani, has angered not only Baghdad, following which Iraq's federal parliament demanded that troops be sent to disputed areas in the north controlled by the Kurds since 2003, but also neighbours Turkey and Iran who are concerned it could stoke separatist aspirations among their own sizeable Kurdish minorities. /LessMore

A young boy stands with the Kurdish flag as he waits for his parents to cast their referendum vote at a voting station on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government....More

A young boy stands with the Kurdish flag as he waits for his parents to cast their...A young boy stands with the Kurdish flag as he waits for his parents to cast their referendum vote at a voting station on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government. Some five million Kurds took to the polls today across three provinces in the historic independence referendum.LessMore